Ethics

Which one of the following statements regarding the ethical and regulatory challenges that health professionals face in the context of technological change is false?

• Most health professional regulators have standards/codes exhorting professionals to be competent in their use of technology.
• Regulators are uncertain about when they should establish standards, guidance, and/or codes of ethics about technology use.
• Answering practitioners’ questions about ethical conduct with technology is viewed by regulators to serve the public interest by preventing harm.
• Regulators have little-to-no governance authority over professionals’ workplaces.

In Canada, chronic pain syndromes represent the most common diagnosis for medical assistance in dying requests when death is not reasonably foreseeable.

• True
• False